People who travel between cities often know this feeling better. You have come to the half of the journey and while your eyes are wandering on this long journey, you are suddenly startled by an SMS. The municipality you enter within the provincial borders greets you with a “welcome” message along with various eulogies. You start the rest of the trip thinking, “How did the city know I’ve entered the city?”
Today, together with you, we will talk about how location-based SMS, which is frequently used by municipalities, is transmitted to us users.
Location-based SMS has more than one reason
You do not need to switch from one city to another to receive location-based SMS. Sometimes, “welcome” SMS can be sent to our phones from district municipalities, even during transitions between districts. Most municipalities use Femtocell technology to send these SMS’s to their citizens.
Municipalities that do not use Femtocell technology, on the other hand, can send SMS to users as a result of agreements with operators. Our phone numbers that we share to connect to public Wi-Fi networks in places such as shopping malls, airports or parks can also be used for similar purposes.
Small in size, big in function Femtocell’s ingenuity
Femtocell, which was invented by Motorola in 2002 and its use increased especially after 2004, is the most appropriate definition in our language as “mini base station” or “home base station”.
As the name suggests, Femtocell is the size of a modem; They are mini base stations that serve at a very low cost in areas where base stations are not available or the signal is insufficient. Municipalities can also install Femtocells at various points and send SMS to phones connected to Femtocell at that moment.
Generally suitable for home use due to its range
Average range of femtocells is about 10 meters. Because of their short range, they are generally used for certain areas that are out of range between two base stations. Apart from the use of municipalities, it is also suitable for home and office users.
It is possible to compare Femtocell to signal boosters used in Wi-Fis.
- Nokia’s 4G and 5G supported models
Just as we use a signal booster when using a modem in our home, when Wi-Fi signals cannot reach every room; We can talk about the same function for femtocells. Many businesses that use large and high buildings use Femtocell to prevent both their customers and employees from having problems in areas where the phone signal is insufficient.
Data privacy versus Femtocell
Using Femtocell to send SMS to people at home, in the office or as an institution does not change your responsibility against the law. When using Femtocell, you must sign a contract stating that you will not listen or follow up, just like in base stations. If you do not comply with this contract, it is inevitable that you will have a serious headache. For this reason, the risks you take while using Femtocell are exactly equal to the risks in the base stations we use in our daily life.
If you want to get rid of spam messages from municipalities…
- Complaints of 2 citizens who were overwhelmed by the SMSs sent by the municipality one after the other
For SMS’s from municipalities that you are constantly disturbing, you can reach the municipality that sent the message by phone and submit your complaint, or you can check your unwanted SMS and call settings via e-government. You can take a look at our previously prepared content to access unwanted SMS and call settings via e-government.
But have you ever received unsolicited messages from municipalities before?
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